<p><strong>Day 1,558.</strong></p><p>Today, as more civilians across Ukraine are murdered by Russia in the latest mass aerial attack we look to the US for a response, given Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week that Russia planned only to strike Ukrainian "decision-making centers". We ask, again, when the United Nations is going to take a meaningful interest in the war, and look at the continuing diplomatic spat between Ukraine and Poland. And later, we examine possibly the most consequential election for Putin in years: this weekend’s contest in Armenia and a, perhaps surprising, intervention by Donald Trump.</p><br><p><strong>Contributors:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Venetia Rainey (Telegraph journalist and host on Iran: The Latest). @venetiarainey on X.</p><p>James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.</p><br><p>Producer: Phil Atkins</p><p>Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett</p><p>Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan</p><p>Social Producer: Katie Inglis</p><p>Studio Director: Meghan Searle</p><p>Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley</p><p>Created by David Knowles</p><br><p><strong>NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS &amp; BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:</strong></p><p>Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>CONTENT REFERENCED:</strong></p><p>Listen to our sister podcast, Iran: The Latest: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran--the-latest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran--the-latest/</a></p><br><p>Read the Irish Times’ coverage of the Aughinish Alumina story: <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/aughinish-alumina/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/aughinish-alumina/</a></p><br><p>Magyar signals Ukraine reset ahead of expected talks with Zelenskyy next week (Politico)</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-peter-magyar-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-upcoming-talks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-peter-magyar-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-upcoming-talks/</a></p><br><p>Danish shipyard still servicing LNG tankers for Russia trade (Financial Times)</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/945c6085-e14a-4acb-8e41-3986e7486480?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/945c6085-e14a-4acb-8e41-3986e7486480?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a></p><br><p>Russian Officer Accused of Bucha Atrocities Secures Candidate Slot for Parliament Elections (United 24 Media)&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://united24media.com/world/russian-officer-accused-of-bucha-atrocities-secures-candidate-slot-for-parliament-elections-19382" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://united24media.com/world/russian-officer-accused-of-bucha-atrocities-secures-candidate-slot-for-parliament-elections-19382</a> </p><br><p><strong>EMAIL US:</strong></p><p>Contact the team on <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.</p><br><p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p><ul><li>'Loser' Putin rains missiles on Ukraine as Russia 'out of ideas'&nbsp;</li><li>Zelensky warns Moscow there are ‘no safe roads’ in south and east</li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>